Assess thyself

[Conan]

 

[Conan]

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

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... You frighten me, Conan... *faints* (yep, you guessed it -- fainting once again).
(No hard feelings! Just joking around -- sorry if I went too far).

 

[R2elk]

Just good books--much more effective than dictionaries and also more fun.

Reading dictionaries can be very informative.

 

[BantyChooks]

Good books are indeed superior, and more effective, but I have a soft spot for dictionaries (and a small collection of them.) However, IMO, for general vocabulary, encyclopedias are the best means of education. They will not give you experience with uncommon or historically dated words, but what they will give you is a solid base that spans many otherwise entirely separate linguistic registers and allows you to understand a broader range of lower-level words. Plus, few things are more fun than coming across a new topic that is both interesting and unfamiliar. When I was a child, there were few nights that I fell asleep without 5--10 different encyclopedias on my bed. I still browse through them now and then.

 

[CarpCharacin]

I suffer from a limited vocabulary.

 

[BantyChooks]

I suffer from a limited vocabulary.

Oh, hey, look. The "" smiley works. I think I'll use it:

 

[CindyinSD]

Reading dictionaries can be very informative.

I actually used to read dictionaries... Imagine sitting around reading dictionaries when you could be reading thesauruses. Thesauri?

 

[CindyinSD]

I suffer from a limited vocabulary.

 

[Conan]

Good books are indeed superior, and more effective, but I have a soft spot for dictionaries (and a small collection of them.) However, IMO, for general vocabulary, encyclopedias are the best means of education. They will not give you experience with uncommon or historically dated words, but what they will give you is a solid base that spans many otherwise entirely separate linguistic registers and allows you to understand a broader range of lower-level words. Plus, few things are more fun than coming across a new topic that is both interesting and unfamiliar. When I was a child, there were few nights that I fell asleep without 5--10 different encyclopedias on my bed. I still browse through them now and then.

Encyclopedias are wonderful. I used to peruse the collections of them at the library as a kid. I wasn't lame enough to use my book limit on bringing those things home, but I enjoyed them whilst at the library.